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Final cut pro or adobe premiere. You can update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS wirelessly.* If you can't see the update on your device, you can update manually using your computer.
Before you update
Make a backup of your device using iCloud or your computer.
Update your device wirelessly
If a message says that an update is available, tap Install Now. You can also follow these steps:
- Plug your device into power and connect to the Internet with Wi-Fi.
- Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
- Tap Download and Install. If a message asks to temporarily remove apps because the software needs more space for the update, tap Continue or Cancel. Later, iOS or iPadOS will reinstall apps that it removed. If you tap Cancel, learn what to do next.
- To update now, tap Install. Or you can tap Later and choose Install Tonight or Remind Me Later. If you tap Install Tonight, just plug your device into power before you go to sleep. Your device will update automatically overnight.
- If asked, enter your passcode. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.
If you see an error or need more space when updating wirelessly
If you see an error message while trying to update your device wirelessly, learn what to do. If you need more space for a wireless update, you can update using your computer or delete content manually from your device. Whether you use your computer or update wirelessly, you'll have the same amount of free space on your device after you update.
Some software updates aren't available wirelessly. VPN or proxy connections might prevent your device from contacting the update servers.
Customize Automatic Updates
With iOS 12 or later, or iPadOS, you can have your device update automatically overnight while it's charging. To turn on automatic updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update > Customize Automatic Updates, then turn on Install iOS Updates. Your device will automatically update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. Some updates might need to be installed manually.
With iOS 13.6, or iPadOS, you can choose not to download software updates automatically. Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Customize Automatic Updates, then turn off Download iOS updates.
Update your device using your computer
If you can't update wirelessly on your device, you can update manually using a computer that you trust. If your computer is using Personal Hotspot on the device that you're updating, connect your computer to a different Wi-Fi or Ethernet network before you update.
- On a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15, open Finder. On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes.
- Connect your device to your computer.
- Locate your device on your computer.
- Click General or Settings, then click Check for Update.
- Click Download and Update.
- If asked, enter your passcode. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.
If you see error messages on your computer or need more space to update
Get help if you see error messages while updating your device with your computer. Or if you need more space for an update, you can delete content from your device manually.
* Upgrading to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS software provides the latest features, security updates, and bug fixes. Not all features are available on all devices or in all regions. Battery and system performance may be influenced by many factors including network conditions and individual use; actual results may vary.
Happy holidays! If the new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch you found under your tree is your first iOS device, this is going to be an especially exciting day for you: You also got the opportunity to start customizing your new phone, tablet, or media player from scratch.
Each of these devices comes with a large collection of pre-installed apps, all developed by Apple — that means they've been thoughtfully designed not to waste much space, and there's no bloatware in the bunch. Many of these apps provide essential functionality, but others are optional and can be deleted if you want to make the most of limited on-device storage.
Having been a day-one user of each of Apple's iOS devices, I've come up with a list of 10 'must-have' apps that are seriously worth installing. In a few cases, I've also flagged related or alternative options that might be better for your personal needs. Enjoy!
1. Google Photos (and other Google services)
As crazy as this might sound coming from a long-time Apple user, it's time to get past the rivalry between Apple and Google to embrace a simple fact: Your iOS device is better off with some of Google's services. The original iPhone shipped with YouTube and Google Maps, both of which remain worthwhile more than 11 years later.
Apple's iCloud is an expensive way to synchronize your photo library across multiple Apple devices — and unfortunately incompatible with Android and Amazon products. My advice is to use the Google Photos app instead, as it lets you sync photos and videos across iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows devices for free. Once opened, the app automatically uploads your latest photos to Google's servers, where they'll be scanned for faces, key objects, text, and other details that will make them easy for you to search anywhere. Consider grabbing Google's free and useful image editor Snapseed, too. Apple wireless keyboard english international.
2. Netflix
Streaming video subscription services have become extremely popular over the past five years, enabling users to 'cut the cord' with cable packages. There are a half-dozen options out there, but if I had to choose just one as 'must-have,' it would be Netflix, which has a fantastic catalog of TV shows and movies, as well as its own original content. A basic subscription is $8 per month, and worth it.
My wife is also a fan of Hulu, which focuses largely on just-released TV shows for $8 per month with commercials, or $12 per month without commercials. Amazon Prime subscribers can also get a collection of free videos with the Amazon Prime Video app.
3. Movies Anywhere
This is the rare 'must have' app that you can hide in a folder and revisit only as necessary. As a free download, Movies Anywhere links your digital movie collections from iTunes, Disney Movies Anywhere, Amazon Prime Video, Walmart's Vudu, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV, Fandango Now, and Comcast's Xfinity together, enabling you to share most of your purchased movies across multiple apps.
You might wonder why this matters. One reason: As of press time, linking accounts will net you three free movies (Happy Feet, The Martian, and F8: The Fate of the Furious). Another reason: Many movies you've purchased on other devices will become available in Apple's free iOS app TV.
Arguably the best reason: Visit Vudu.com/discfrom an iOS device's Safari browser, and you can scan your old DVD and Blu-Ray box barcodes, then pay a small per-disc fee to instantly make them available as digital downloads. If the videos are covered by the Movies Anywhere sharing agreement — most studios are participating — they'll appear in your iTunes collection at much lower prices than buying the movies from Apple.
4. Tweetbot
Most people use at least one social network. Since Facebook and Instagram are in our iOS app hall of shame (see below), I wouldn't recommend that you install their apps, though they're certainly popular. If you're a fan of Twitter, go straight to Tapbots' app Tweetbot 5, which is wholly worth the $5 asking price as a better-looking, better-feeling client for Twitter's service. Belkin model f9l1002v1 driver for mac. On the iPad, where Twitter's official app is worthless, Tweetbot is a necessity; it's less so on the iPhone, but still preferable to the ad-laden mess that the Twitter app has become.
5. Reeder
One of the most important things I personally do with my iPhone and iPad is canvassing news and other articles published across multiple sites. Apple offers a free iOS app called Apple News, but I prefer to have an unfiltered view of content. Mpeg streamclip full. Silvio Rizzi's superb Reeder has been the best news aggregator on iOS for years, but it's on the cusp of moving from current version 3 to a brand new version 4. You can get Reeder for free before that transition, then buy the new version when it's released. Expect proper support for the new 11-inch iPad Pro and iPhone XR/XS Max screen sizes when Reeder 4 arrives.
6. Atom
There are thousands of iOS shopping apps out there, and you can hunt for whichever ones match the stores you prefer to patronize. One interesting app I've been using recently is Atom, which lets you purchase advance movie tickets for most theaters, and pick seats in theaters with reserved seating. Digital tickets can be saved directly in an iPhone's Wallet for instant use at a theater. While Atom is very similar to better-known rival Fandango and complemented by Apple's iTunes Movie Trailers app, I've saved money and even earned a free ticket using Atom instead.
Other notable shopping apps you should check out are Skyscanner, which lets you comparison-shop flights, hotels, and car rentals, the Target app, which offers exclusive 'Cartwheel' deals to app users, and apps for national restaurant chains such as Dairy Queen, which frequently include app-exclusive coupons.
7. Kindle
After Amazon released Kindle, Apple created an app called Books (formerly iBooks) included with every iOS device, and it's a great way to read everything from paperback-style fiction to textbooks, cookbooks, and comic books. The only problem is that Apple's Books has its own digital bookstore, where the prices for books are frequently higher than Amazon's — for no apparent reason, as the books are the same from store to store.
If you purchase your books instead from Amazon's Kindle store, you can pay less and use them across multiple devices. I wouldn't say that either company's app has an edge on overall user experience, but my recommendation would be to go with the more device-compatible shop here.
As a side note for comic book fans with iPads, check out Michael Ferenduros' app Chunky, which has all the features you'll need to transition over to digital comic reading. The $4 'Pro' upgrade with Mac/PC file sharing is worth the price.
8. Scanner Pro
One of the handiest apps I've kept over the past few years is Readdle's Scanner Pro, which turns any iPhone or iPad into a document scanner and fax machine — particularly handy for dealing with businesses, utilities, and government agencies that are somehow still requiring faxes. The $4 app lets your device's camera make color or black-and-white scans, automatically correcting for distortion and shadows. You can store the images, share them, or pay a small fee to fax them to your chosen phone number. Scanner Pro has been an occasional lifesaver for me, and I'd strongly recommend it if you want to move away from a standalone home scanner.
9. Apple TV Remote, or your personal ‘smart device' remote of choice.
If you're reading this article as a first-time iOS user in 2018, there's a pretty good chance that you don't already have an Apple TV — Apple's TV-tethered media player that can also mirror iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch screen content. But if you do, grab Apple's free Apple TV Remote app right away. It's a lot more convenient than hunting for the Siri Remote included with the Apple TV, and has the exact same functionality, plus the ability to turn into a virtual keyboard as necessary. Once downloaded, it integrates directly with the iOS Control Center so it's always easy to find.
Everyone else, hunt for the app or apps that control your favorite smart devices. Roku's app lets you control its media players and TCL TVs with integrated Roku support. Google Home lets you use its voice Assistant to control compatible devices, including its Home speakers and Home Hub, as well as interfacing with third-party devices including Roku systems. Amazon's Alexa app works similarly with the Alexa and Echo ecosystems of devices.
10. Move to iOS
There's only one 'use it once, then delete it' app in this collection, but if you're just coming to an iPhone or iPad now, you'll probably find it handy: Apple's Move to iOS app for Android. Available in the Google Play Store, Move to iOS exists solely for the purpose of gathering your Android photos, messages, contacts, and other data from an old device, then moving it to your new iPhone or iPad. Once you've run it on Android, you can use the iOS device's 'Move Data From Android' feature during the initial setup process, and transfer everything over your wireless network.
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Hall of Shame: Facebook and Instagram
Everyone knows that Facebook had an especially terrible 2018, as it became abundantly clear that the social network has been abusing users' private data and manipulating their feeds for financial gain. In years past, Facebook and its related apps (including Messenger) were must-haves for iOS users, but there's good reason for this year's #deletefacebook movement — and I certainly wouldn't suggest you start using Facebook at this stage if you aren't already hooked on the service.
Facebook-owned Instagram is a somewhat different story. The smaller photo-heavy network doesn't gather the same breadth or depth of user data as Facebook, and gives users a way to easily share images or videos with friends, family, and followers on an as-wanted basis. But Instagram has stubbornly refused to ever properly support the iPad with an app, an issue that becomes more annoying with every passing year (and ever-larger iPad screens). Using its website is a second-rate option.
You're the one with the new iPad or iPhone, so you can choose whether to install Facebook's apps on your device. But in light of the latest revelations — and the prospect of more to come in 2019 — my advice is to think carefully before sharing more personal information with that company.